DDoS
Twitter, Reddit, Spotify Were Collateral Damage In Major Internet Attack
A cyberattack on a company called Dyn caused massive DNS outages all over the East Coast and beyond on Friday.
Criminal Hackers Have Launched a ‘Turf War’ Over the Internet of Shit
The malware behind powerful cyberattacks-for-hire services keeps spreading to new devices.
Internet of Things Malware Has Apparently Reached Almost All Countries on Earth
Almost all countries on earth now have Internet of Things devices infected with Mirai.
Digital Vigilantes Want to Shame DDoS Attackers And Their Corporate Enablers
A group of security researchers has launched an initiative to name and shame DDoS providers and the companies who turn a blind eye to them.
We Need to Save the Internet from the Internet of Things
Long term, we need to build an internet that is resilient against IoT-based attacks. But that's a long time coming.
Feds Accuse Two 19-Year-Olds Of Hacking For Lizard Squad and PoodleCorp
The arrests of the two teenagers might be part of a larger law enforcement clampdown against the hacking groups who specialize in DDoS attacks.
The Internet of Things Sucks So Bad Even ‘Amateurish’ Malware Is Enough
The malware that powered the “Botnet of Things” behind one of the largest cyberattacks ever isn’t even that great, and that’s exactly why we should be worried.
Hacker Releases Code That Powered Record-Breaking Botnet Attack
The Internet of Things-infecting malware that launched a historic DDoS attack is now free for anyone to use.
How 1.5 Million Connected Cameras Were Hijacked to Make an Unprecedented Botnet
As many predicted, hackers are starting to use your Internet of Things to launch cyberattacks.
Journalist Hit By Record DDoS Attack: 'I’m Kind of Like Plutonium Right Now'
An interview with 'censored' security journalist Brian Krebs.
In the Future, Hackers Will Build Zombie Armies from Internet-Connected Toasters
As more shit gets connected to the internet insecurely, more criminals will turn it into a botnet to launch cyberattacks.